Joyful Fish

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[Outgoing, adorable manga artist vs. icy CEO and startup founder]

Love at first sight | She pursues him | Her crush is both her neighbor and her boss | Fake ice prince (keeps everyone at a distance before they admit their feelings, then instantly turns into a brooding, possessive puppy) | Instinctive attraction | He takes the lead

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Yu Yang (@Leleyu), a moderately popular online manga artist, wants a stable income after graduation to support her manga career. With her degree in education, she lands a job in the operations department at Canyao Tech, hoping to coast along. But the company starts laying people off, and the idle fish suddenly becomes a very busy one.

One day, she happens to deliver some documents to the research and development department. Through the glass, she sees him in a sharp suit and a gray-blue tie, his right hand, with its long, distinct knuckles, tapping lightly on the conference table. Yu Yang falls for him. But why does he look so familiar?

What? My crush is not only my boss, but also the neighbor across the hall?

Never mind that. As a top-tier admirer of good looks, Yu Yang launches her pursuit...

Only to be rejected again and again: “I don’t have time for a relationship.”

You think Yu Yang will give up just like that?

“I’ll wait until you do.”

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To be fair, my neighbor usually wears athletic clothes after work. So why did he come home in a suit one day?

“Boss, didn’t you go for a run today?” the outgoing Yu Yang asked directly.

“I forgot my workout clothes.”

Forgetting them once or twice would be one thing, but why has he been forgetting them every day since then?

[Tips]

1. A light, sweet romance. The heroine is a little scatterbrained, but she takes her work completely seriously. (Her personality is reminiscent of heroines from older stories, but she never suffers any serious angst, so feel free to enjoy.)

2. The hero is a startup founder, detached and desireless, with a cold face and an “keep your distance” air at first. Once they get together, the contrast is huge: he turns into a brooding, possessive puppy.

3. No rivalry between women over a man.

4. Both are inexperienced, 1v1.

Synopsis drafted on July 21, 2026.

Theme: Love and courage go hand in hand.